Nut-lock.



B. S. VALLEL. NUT 1100K.

APPLICATION FILED MAIL19, 1909.

961 ,049, Patented June 7,1910.

511mm: 2 7? 6 Val/p Witnesses member employed in this instance.

BERT S. VALLE, 0F COLLBRAN, COLORADO.

NUT-LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June '7, 1910.

Application filed March 19, 1909. Serial No. 484,506.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERT S. VALLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Collbran, in the county of Mesa and State of Colorado, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Nut-Locks, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to nut locks, and the object of the invention isto provide a device of this character, which is extremely simple inconstruction, easily applied and which will perform the functions forwhich it is intended with ease and efficiency.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription progresses, the invention resides in the novel constructionand combination of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, there has been illustrated simple andpreferred embodiments of the device and in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a slightly modified form of the device.Fig. 2 is a transverse section upon the line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is apartial longitudinal section upon the line 55 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is aside elevation of a still further modified form. Fig. 5 is a transversesectional view upon the line 7-7 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a front elevationof the securing member shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a partial frontelevation of the face plate shown in Fig. 1.

In Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive of the drawings the numeral 10 designates aface plate. This plate 10 is provided with suit-able openings adaptedfor the reception of threaded bolts 11 and integrally formed upon theplate adjacent the said openings are right angularly disposed perforatedears 12.

The numeral 13 designates the locking This member comprises a bodyportion 14 having a centrally arranged hollow boss or box 15 providedwith a central perforation 16 whereby the end of the bolt 11 may beprojected.

By reference to Fig. 6 of the drawing it will be noted that the body 14comprises a substantially square plate of a size approximately equalingthe distance between the ears 12 of the plate 10, and the said body 14has each of its sides or edges adjacent their ends provided withsuitable ears 17. These ears 17 are spaced apart a suflicient distanceto conveniently engage with the ears 12 of I the plate 10, and the saidears are also provided with alining openings adapted to correspond withthe openings of the ears 11 whereby cotter pins 18 may be readilyinserted through the openings of the ears and the rotation of a nut 19carried by the bolt 11 is effectively prevented.

In Figs. 4 and 5 is shown a device of a similar structure to thatdescribed in connection with Figs. 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, except that theplate 11 is constructed in a substantially U-shaped cross sectionalformation so that the member 20, to which the de vice is to be appliedis effectively reinforced upon three of its surfaces to thoroughlystrengthen the same.

It is to be understood that the hollow portions of the bosses 15 havetheir walls of a shape corresponding to the shape of the nuts which theyare adapted to engage, thus firmly and securely locking the said nutswithin the hollow bosses.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is:

In a device of the class described, a substantially rectangular platehaving a central opening and integrally formed ears, said ears belngarranged at right angles to each other, a locking member having a bodyportion provided with a pocket and an opening alining with the openingof the plate, the said locking member having its body substantiallysquared and the edges of the body provided with a pair of spaced earsadapted to engage with the ears of the plate, and removable pivotmembers connecting each series of cars upon the locking member with theright angularly disposed ears upon the plate member.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BERT S. VALLE.

Witnesses:

FRED. E. TANNER, JOSEPH J. PUTNEY.

